Blow for Putin as UK marks one year free from Russian gas
New figures published today show the UK did not import any Russian gas in the 12 months to end of March 2023, while UK gas exports to Europe tripled over the same period.
1 year since UK imported Russian gas
- New figures published today show UK did not import any Russian gas in the past 12 months
- it comes as Ofgem announce energy price cap reduction, which is set to see average household bills fall by 拢430
- record renewable energy generation and rise in UK gas exports to Europe helping to kick Putin out of energy market and power up Britain from Britain
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New figures published today show the UK did not import any Russian gas in the 12 months to end of March 2023, while UK gas exports to Europe tripled over the same period.
It comes as Ofgem announced a reduction in the energy price cap, which will see household bills fall by around 拢430.
Today바카라 사이트檚 figures also show renewables generated a record 46.2% of UK electricity from major power producers over the past 3 months. This is up from just 3.5% for the same period in 2010.
The decisive action taken by the UK to ban Russian gas, support European allies and increase the amount of energy generated from renewable sources is helping to kick Putin out of the global energy market and drive down bills.
Energy Security Secretary Grant Shapps said:
We have led the world in standing up to Putin바카라 사이트檚 attempts to use energy as a weapon of war and, by slamming the door shut on Russian gas, we are helping to cripple the Kremlin war machine and safeguard the UK.
It바카라 사이트檚 positive households across the country will see their energy bills fall by around 拢430 on average from July, marking a major milestone in our determined efforts to halve inflation.
We spent billions to protect families when prices rose over the winter, covering nearly half a typical household바카라 사이트檚 energy bill, with wholesale energy prices down by over two thirds since their peak as we바카라 사이트檝e neutralised Putin바카라 사이트檚 blackmail.
I바카라 사이트檓 relentlessly focused on reducing our reliance on foreign fossil fuels and powering-up Britain from Britain to deliver cheaper, cleaner and more secure energy.
Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said:
Like his efforts on the battlefield, Putin바카라 사이트檚 attempts to weaponise energy supplies are failing.
Thanks to the steps we and our allies have taken, including to fast-forward the clean energy transition and on energy efficiency, Russian energy revenue聽continues to be dented and global prices have also聽fallen.
Our support for Ukraine will not waver. We will continue to undermine Putin바카라 사이트檚 ability to wage war, including by cracking down on the circumvention of our sanctions.
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In response, the government took swift action to shield consumers and companies from the worst effects, paying around half a typical household바카라 사이트檚 bill over the winter and half the wholesale energy costs paid by some businesses.
The Powering Up Britain plan published in March set out the UK바카라 사이트檚 ambitious plans to scale up affordable, clean, homegrown power and build thriving green industries - boosting the country바카라 사이트檚 energy security and independence and reducing household bills for the long term.
Notes to editors
Data are from Energy Trends:
- electricity generation is shown in Table 5.4
- gas imports are shown in Table 4.4